Sentences with phrase «majority of our public lands»

That left the parcels in rural and southern Utah that nobody wanted or cared about, much like the vast majority of our public lands.

Not exact matches

In December, Horgan and environment critic Spencer Chandra Herbert sent a letter to the energy minister asking to have the independent oversight roles of the BCUC and the Agricultural Land Commission reinstated, and to expand public hearings so that the majority of British Columbians are able to participate.

Because in this country, the vast majority of the believing public, and the ones making the most effort to turn their faith into the law of the land, are Christians.

Godfrey Bloom's reference to «bongo bongo land» was not racist and the majority of the public would back his arguments, a Tory MP has said.

The majority — the New York Public Interest Research Group, the League of Women Voters and Citizens Union — landed on the side of a limited «look back» period.

In many East Asian countries, such as South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore, the majority of land is controlled by state corporations — public «land banks».

Sen. Andrew Lanza said that during discussions for Bricktown, which originally proposed to use the entire land as retail space, the city promised to set aside the majority of land in the Charleston Mixed - Use plan for public use.

«The vast majority of that land should be preserved in perpetuity for public access,» Higgins said in August.

Other appointments included James Van Bramer (D - Queens) as majority leader and chair of Cultural Affairs, David Greenfield (D - Brooklyn) as chair of Land Use, and Vanessa Gibbons (D - Bronx) to helm Public Safety.

According to an order for declaratory judgment which was sent by Rosenblum to a New York state Supreme Court judge on Oct. 17, the mayor will seek to nullify a decision by the Democratic majority of Leon Potok, David Finch and Ilissa Miller on the village board to authorize a ballot referendum that — if passed by public vote on Election Day — would restrict Rosenblum's ability to appoint a village attorney as well as certain land use board members.

The outdated law gives mining companies «free and open access» to the majority of U.S. public land without taxpayer compensation.

Contrary to what the vast majority of «liberal» and «conservative» members of the public think, climate scientists do not believe sea levels will rise if the north pole ice cap melts (unlike the south pole ice cap, which sits atop a land mass, the north pole «ice cap» is already floating in the sea, a point that various «climate science literacy» guides issued by scientific bodies like NASA and NOAA emphasize).

For example, as noted by the majority, places of business, dining and entertainment facilities, etc. fall within the definition of «public place» even though most are undoubtedly also «privately owned land».

In late 2001, the Respondent's majority shareholder learned of the bylaw and discovered the Applicant had put in some infrastructures for hiking and crosscountry skiing on part of its land, including culverts, stairs, fences and public benches.